Will HumphreysVirtual Assistant & Healthcare Recruiting Expert

The #1 Job Interview Mistake 80% of Applicants Make

Name: The #1 Job Interview Mistake 80% of Applicants Make
Uploaded: 2025-06-02T17:36:49+00:00
Duration: 1 min 2 s
Channel: Will Humphreys
Description: Will Humphreys advises job candidates to always prepare thoughtful questions for interviewers. He reports that roughly 80% of applicants he has…

2 Jun 2025 · 1 min

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Will Humphreys advises job candidates to always prepare thoughtful questions for interviewers. He reports that roughly 80% of applicants he has interviewed come with no questions, which he sees as a missed opportunity to demonstrate curiosity and leadership; good questions probe strengths, challenges, and employee perspectives to assess fit and build trust.

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Yeah. The most disappointing part of a job interview as an employer is when you ask the question, do you have any questions for me after you've grilled them and they have nothing? That is so disappointing to me. I'd say 80% of the thousands of people I've interviewed don't have an answer. And it's not a red flag. But it's such a lost opportunity because when someone comes in who's done their research and it shows that they're really curious, not just doing research, just to tell me that they've been doing research right? Real questions, like, tell me about the best part of your company. Why did you start it? What do you love about it? Or even the harder questions I love more, what are your biggest challenges? If I talk to employees, what would they say is maybe one of the harder aspects of working here? That's when I know I have a leader because they're truly interested in knowing the truth. When I have a leader who invested in finding out the truth, that means we can be honest, we can get trust, and the speed of trust is immeasurable. So I love it when people come prepared, but more so to really find out for them if this is going to be a fit.